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Born on Saturday September 1, 1979
- Maik Steenvoorden, 's-Gravenhage († 1979)
Died on Saturday September 1, 1979
- August W. POST (76), Mercer,Ohio
- Albertus van der Meij (77), Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annigje Veldhuis (66), Upland, California, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Marinus van Hassel (52), Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus van Tiggelen (79), Wouw
- Anna Kers (80)
- Adrianus Franciscus de Vries (68), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Antonie van Dijk (72)
- Catharina Maria van den Noort (59), Oosterhout
- Allegonda Marcelia Maria Willemse (80), Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 1, 1979 at Delpher
Born on September 1
- 1976 » Babydaddy, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1977 » Aaron Schobel, American football player
- 1977 » Arsalan Iftikhar, American lawyer and author
- 1977 » David Albelda, Spanish footballer
- 1977 » Raffaele Giammaria, Italian racing driver
- 1978 » Max Vieri, Australian-Italian footballer
- 1980 » Chris Riggott, English footballer
- 1980 » Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian footballer
- 1981 » Adam Quick, Australian basketball player
- 1981 » Clinton Portis, American football player
Died on September 1
- 1974 » Gerd Neggo, Estonian dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer (b. 1891)
- 1977 » Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (b. 1896)
- 1981 » Albert Speer, German architect and author (b. 1905)
- 1981 » Ann Harding, American actress (b. 1901)
- 1982 » Haskell Curry, American mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
- 1982 » Władysław Gomułka, Polish activist and politician (b. 1905)
- 1983 » Henry M. Jackson, American lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
- 1983 » Larry McDonald, American physician and politician (b. 1935)
- 1984 » Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset, Duchess of Parma (b. 1898)
- 1985 » Stefan Bellof, German racing driver (b. 1957)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
- Peter
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Mark
- David
- Dennis
- Robert
- Richard
- Michael
- Pieter
- Paul
- Erik
- Gerrit
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
- Maria
- Wendy
- Marieke
- Anna
- Kim
- Sandra
- Johanna
- Linda
- Vanessa
- Judith
- Monique
- Esther
- Jessica
- Patricia
- Jennifer
- Nathalie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1979
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
- March 28 » A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
- July 19 » The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
- September 14 » Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
- November 1 » Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
- November 19 » Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran.
- November 20 » Grand Mosque seizure: About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in Saudi Arabia at the site of the Kaaba in Mecca during the pilgrimage and take about 6000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from Pakistani special forces to put down the uprising.
Weather September 1, 1979
The temperature on September 1, 1979 was between 13.2 °C and 27.6 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.